SC Heerenveen vs. FC Twente Enschede: Narsingh and Bryan Ruiz to excel – Dutch Eredivisie preview
SC Heerenveen will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing loss to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228 Amsterdam last Sunday, as they take on FC Twente Enschede at Abe Lenstra Stadion in what will prove to be a thrilling encounter on Saturday, August 20.
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Heerenveen have an outstanding attack consisting of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oussama-Assaidi-c28900 and Luciano Narsingh, making them a very unpredictable team. However, their shaky back-line has let them down in both of their encounters so far in this season.
In their opening game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen, Heerenveen threw away a two-goal lead in the closing stages of the match, which ended in a 2-2 stalemate. In the second match against Ajax, they played impressively in the opening half. However, the Amsterdammers
were simply too good for the outfit from Friesland after the break and had an easy 5-1 win by the end of the 90 minutes.
Ron Jans, Heerenveen manager, is confident that his men will stage an impressive show in front of their home crowd in the upcoming encounter and secure maximum points. However, the head coach knows that his side must put a strong performance against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233
if they want to bag all three points.
FC Twente Enschede
Focus would be on the upcoming midweek UEFA Champions league qualifier against Benfica at Estadio da Luz. The Tukkers drew at home in the first leg against the Portuguese outfit and would be looking to go all guns blazing in the second leg next week.
Co Adriaanse, the Tukkers head coach, would field a slightly weaker side against Heerenveen in order to rest his key players. However, the head coach would still like to see his side play attacking football in the upcoming league encounter and secure all
three points away from their home turf.
The Dutch trainer admitted that the Friesland outfit’s strength is their attack and revealed his plans for the upcoming encounter.
“They have certainly got best wing attackers in the league. If they get the ball consistently, then we are certainly endangered. However, we will try to dominate proceedings on the field and put pressure on their defence, only then we would be able to create
scoring opportunities”, Adriaanse said while talking to the media.
Head-to-Head statistics
There is nothing to choose between the two sides, as both sides have won two of their last five encounters against each other while the remaining match ended in a stalemate.
Players to watch
Luciano Narsingh – SC Heerenveen
The 20-year-old can always be relied upon to create goalscoring opportunities, and will be expected to dominate the flank with his supernatural work-rate and dynamic style. He will certainly play a key role in home side’s play.
Bryan Ruiz – FC Twente Enschede
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458 Rican International performed exceptionally in the last couple of seasons and the new season seems no different for him. The 26-year-old has already scored twice in all competitions this season and looking to add more to his tally in the upcoming
encounter.
Prediction
Heerenveen and Twente tend to play easy-to-the-eye matches and Saturday’s fixture will surely follow the same trend. However, the Tukkers have more depth in the squad compared to their hosts, which suggest that the visitors are expected to pick up the three
points. The match will end in a 3-2 win in favour of the Tukkers.
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